US Vice President Calls for Immigration Effort With Mexico

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday the U.S. and Mexico must collaborate to reduce immigration from Mexico by attacking violence and corruption in Central America.   The vice president made her appeal during virtual immigration talks with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.     Harris told Lopez Obrador it was in the best interests of both countries to address the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, all located in a Central American region known as the Northern Triangle.

“Together we must fight violence, we must fight corruption and impunity,” Harris said after the meeting. “It is in our country's mutual interest to provide immediate relief to the Northern Triangle and to address the root causes of migration.” Harris spokesperson Symone Sanders said in a statement after the meeting the two leaders agreed to “establish a strategic partnership” to address economic underdevelopment and other factors that cause migration from the Northern Triangle. “Through this joint initiative, the United States and Mexico will leverage their expertise and resources to tackle a range of challenges, including lack of employment, limited market access, and deforestation and regional instability caused by climate change,” the statement said.